7 Letter Words Starting With C

a series of acts at a night club

any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret

A California fish (Hemilepidotus spinosus), allied to the sculpin.

a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster with reeds, or rounded moldings, which seem to be laid in the hollows of the fluting. These are limited in length to about one third of…

alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants

a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics

a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk

a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air

the dead body of a human being

The larva of a caddice fly. These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait…

offensively discourteous

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

a recurrent rhythmical series

a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music

a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal

a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects

lightweight parka; waterproof

marked by cairns

a chest to hold ammunition

a cowardly and despicable person

See Cajuput.

A flatterer; a wheedler.

A highly stimulating volatile infammable oil, distilled from the leaves of an East Indian tree (Melaleuca cajuputi, etc.) It is greenish in color and has a camphoraceous odor and pungent taste.

A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order…

a genus of Sparidae

gradually decreasing in tempo and volume

become impregnated with calcium salts

heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces

a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone

a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals

See Calculus.

a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression

a very large pot that is used for boiling

a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century

The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar. The Greek calends, a time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends.

a degree or grade of excellence or worth

a degree or grade of excellence or worth

crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions

(a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is formed by a polyp. (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of certain…

A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color, much esteemed as a delicacy.

an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)

The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing. Calking iron, a tool like a chisel, used in calking ships, tightening seams in…

the particular occupation for which you are trained

Furnished with protuberant or hardened spots.

make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

one species

the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic

of or relating to calories in food

a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food

A close cap without visor or brim. Especially: (a) Such a cap, worn by English serjeants at law. (b) Such a cap, worn by the French cavalry under their helmets. (c) Such a cap, worn by the clergy of…

A monk of the Greek Church; a cenobite, anchoret, or recluse of the rule of St. Basil, especially, one on or near Mt.

a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus

A genus of herbaceous plants (Tribulus) of the order Zygophylleæ, having a hard several-celled fruit, armed with stout spines, and resembling the military instrument of the same name. The species…

Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America

a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

giving birth to a calf

a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus

(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years

of or relating to or functioning as a cambium

A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.

a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth

a finely woven white linen

any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail

See Borneol.

a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment

the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

any plant of the genus Silene

a native village in Malaysia

small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye

A little can or cup. "And let me the canakin clink." Shak.

a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank

the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

emitting light as a result of being heated

any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida

(used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar

ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic

a factory where food is canned

with foresight

a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication

appearing in a biblical canon

A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church; a right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues; the dignity or emoluments of a canon.

Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine

a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers

either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet

Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. - Cant"ing*ly, adv. -- Cant"ing*ness, n. Canting arms…

A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief.

A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief.

See Cannula, Cannular, and Cannulated.

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

(a) A song or air for one or more voices, of Provençal origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal. (b) An instrumental piece in the madrigal style.

(followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for

with competence; in a competent capable manner

very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes

very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes

One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances. The nimble capperer on the cord.

a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories

a building occupied by a state legislature

One who directs work; an overseer.

Same as Capoch.

a sudden desire

being or pertaining to or resembling a goat or goats

overturn accidentally

a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails

a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

brief description accompanying an illustration

a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion

a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

water buffalo of the Philippines

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the genus Carbus or family Carabidæ. -- n. One of the Carabidæ, a family of active insectivorous beetles.

of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia

hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur

a medium to dark tan color

See Carapace.

a camper equipped with living quarters

A name given to several kinds of vessels. (a) The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on…

a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed

a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element

light automatic rifle

the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

of or relating to the heart